Catheter

The arteriovenous fistula remains the “gold standard” in vascular access placement for patients on hemodialysis, clinicians said in interviews with Nephrology News & Issues.

A virtual reality intervention called “Bear Blast” significantly decreased pain and anxiety among children and teenagers while they underwent peripheral IV catheter placement, trial data showed.

Studies have shown patients with end-stage kidney disease treated with peritoneal dialysis perceive they have a higher quality of life than those who receive in-center hemodialysis.

For older patients who initiated hemodialysis without permanent access, those with arteriovenous fistula placement within the following year were catheter-dependent for more time cumulatively than those with AV graft.

The FDA has classified Cook Medical’s recall of two catheters used in vascular procedures as Class I, the most serious type.

Immediate catheter drainage was not superior to postponed drainage in patients with infected necrotizing pancreatitis, according to results presented at UEG Week.

Acutus Medical announced that a second-generation 3D imaging and mapping catheter for atrial arrhythmias received 510(k) clearance from the FDA.

Feasibility of a catheter ablation system (Thermedical Ablation System, Thermedical) for ventricular tachycardia.

Assess effectiveness and safety of catheter ablation with a porous tip contact force-sensing catheter in patients with persistent AF.

A retrospective study conducted in Belgium found neither catheter nor arteriovenous access was associated with survival in patients on hemodialysis.